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N. O. PYLES.

BLOTTER.

Patented Nov. 25, 1884.

Wt'tvne sses:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NEWTON o. PYLES, or CORONAOO, SOUTH, CAROLINA.

B LOTTER.

izPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,378,dated November 25, 1884.

Application filed April To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NEWTON 0. Films, of Ooronaco, in the county of Abbeville, State of South Carolina, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Blotters, to be used in connection with blotter covered by Letters Patent No. 290,668, dated December25, 1883, and issued to James Q. Davis and Newton 0. Pyles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Figure 1 is a top view of the invention; Fig. 2, a longitudinal sectional View, and Fig. 8 a cross-sectional View. v

The drawings show the ,blotter complete with my improvement attached.

I take a thin metal plate, A, Fig. l-say 20 about ten inches long and three inches wide,

larger or smaller, if desired. Across this plate, near each end, is a narrow slot, a,

30, 1884. (No model.)

through which the ends ofthe blotting paper b are inserted from the lower side, as shown in Fig. 2. Near each of these slots, and ex- 25 tending across plateA, is a hinge-plate, c, which closes down on the end of the blottingpaper, holding it securely in place. This plate 0 is held down by a spring, (I, which being turned to one side releases the hinge- 30 plate, which in turn releases the blotting-paper when desired.

In the center of plate A is' a small knobhandle, 6. a

I claim as my invention and desire to secure 5 by Letters Patent In combination with the end-slotted plate or holder, the hinged plate and spring, arranged and adapted for use substantially as shown and set forth. 1

NEWTON O. IYLES.

Witnesses:

T. R. ROBERTSON, R. D. J oHNsToN. 

